New genetic research suggests a common Southeast Asian frog long believed to be one species could actually be six or seven distinct ones.

Advanced 3D reconstructions of the comb jelly’s aboral organ reveal a sensory system far more complex than scientists expected. The organ contains a wide variety of specialized cells and is closely ...

Scientists studying venomous insects made an unexpected discovery inside a simple lunchbox container — one that could help explain how alien life might evolve. The belief that creatures on the other ...

The fossilized remains of a creature with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth have been discovered in the Amazon jungle. Scientists say the plant eating reptiles now called Tanyka consisted of ...

Known as Tanyka amnicola, this lake-dweller with twisted jaws and teeth pointed outward lived in Gondwana 275 million years ...

Biologists identify a new species of "living fossil" chiton through cutting-edge mitochondrial genome sequencing.

The remains of a "weird" creature with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth have been discovered in the Amazon jungle. Scientists say the plant-eater Tanyka was a “living fossil” when it stalked ...

A routine genetic test in South Korea uncovered Acanthochitona feroxa, a chiton species misidentified for years.

Scientists in South Korea identified Acanthochitona feroxa, a new chiton species long mistaken for a nearly identical mollusk.

Scientists discover thousands of new species every year, and a surprising number of those creatures end up named after pop ...

A tiny species long believed lost has resurfaced in a shrinking patch of wilderness, revealing a hidden stronghold no one saw coming.

Beneath Siberian permafrost and Antarctic ice, entire Ice Age creatures have emerged with fur, organs, and even liquid blood still intact. From woolly mammoths and cave lion cubs to steppe bison, ...